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When you get to the top

of the starting hill at any BMX track around the nation, you can't help but feel this huge surge of adrenaline. As you roll your bike in to the starting lane - whether it's for the first time ever or the thousandth time in years, you know you're about to experience the thrill of a lifetime. A thrill that no other sport can provide. As you scope out the track one last time before setting up to start, you feel that rush. Soon as the starting gate slams down, the next 30 to 40 seconds is like a wild dirt roller coaster that you are in complete control of.

From the two-year old learning to balance on the Strider pushbike, to the expert athlete flying over the obstacles with the greatest of ease, to the seasoned rider who still digs the rush of the ride, every track has something fun for every level of rider. And that’s the really great thing about going to the BMX track; big or small, novice or expert, you ride at your own speed.

While in football, basketball, baseball or soccer - every field of play will always be identical. Not so in this action sport. While every course has a starting gate and a finish line, that’s where the similarity begins and ends. No two tracks are identical. The lengths of tracks will vary as much as the size and arrangement of obstacles. Some are fairly flat while other have faster downhilll sections. Some shorter tracks will be 900 feet long while others can be as long as 1,300 feet. Today's USA BMX tracks are nothing like the rough and rocky tracks your dad or grandfather rode “back in the day”. Today’s BMX tracks are a thoughtfully designed and meticulously groomed race course.

Track Features

After deciphering dozens of Salsa-stained napkin drawings, sketched out during post-National dinners at Chipotle' over the last 4 or 5 months, track builder Bill Allen and National Director Bill Morris have decided on the track layout for the 2014 Grands.
...and it's going to be a doozy!

Once again - it's that time of the year when all of your State races throughout the year come down to that one action-packed weekend. It's where the top riders - both Novice/Intermediates, Girls, Cruiser riders and Experts all compete for the illustrious title and bragging rights, to call themselves 2014 State Champion!

USA BMX has joined forces with the UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE and USA Cycling, to offer you and your friends a FREE day of BMX racing at participating BMX tracks. Check out USA BMX for locations all over the United States who will be celebrating Olympic Day this week.

2014 USA BMX Summit will convene on Thursday, February 20, with registration beginning at 3 pm. The Opening Ceremony will start at 5 pm on Thursday, followed by the first General Session covering Track Management/Marketing. Additional General Sessions will be held covering Ranking and Points Programs along with what's New for 2014. Seminars will be conducted covering Track Operations, Registration, Computer Software, Officiating, Track Building, Preparation and Maintenance.

With the 36th Grands just around the corner, we scrounged up all of these photos of past Grands tracks - for your viewing and reminiscing pleasure. In fact, if you were there - you just might be in some of these crowd shots. It's a great example of the evolution of BMX Racing.

The 2013 Bluegrass Nationals at the amazing Kentucky Expo Center's - Freedom Hall is coming up Feb 8-10, and you don’t want to miss the special USA BMX hotel rates. We work tirelessly with the local hotels to ensure you have great options at a great rate. Book after January 20th and you will pay more.

Ever dreamed of helping design the Grands track?! Well .. here's your chance!
Not that our build-crew needs any help - but we thought it’d be a cool idea to let YOU - the USA BMX members, provide us with some input on what jumps to place where on this years GRANDS track!